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The rabbit holding the key is as tall as Lu You's waist, with plastic black eyes and pink nose almost submerged in the fluff, it looks like a well-made plush toy.Unlike the bunny girls that Lu You saw in the circus, the anthropomorphic part of its body does not look weird, and there should not be any disgusting flesh and blood organs stuffed in its body. With its serious and serious appearance, it looks pretty good. cute.

When it spoke just now, its mouth sewn with black thread did not move, as if the sound came from a mechanism hidden in its stomach.

Such a doll lacking the characteristics of a living person should be classified as a consumable.But this rabbit feels more like a "normal living person" to Lu You than the clown in the circus or even Little Red Riding Hood.

The train leaving the amusement park did not stop at a certain station in reality, but let him appear in such a place. Lu You did not have much surprise about this, but was a little relieved: at least he imagined the worst In the same situation—boarding and being eaten by a train that was actually some kind of monster, or leaving like Shigure had warned was tantamount to death—neither of these happened.Moreover, since the rabbit has said that this link is now a "selection reward"... Maybe it is really a good thing?

Although the rabbit's attitude is not enthusiastic, it is not hostile, and the surroundings do not look like there is any danger.Lu You tried to communicate with it, and asked cautiously, "Can you tell me about these options... Are there any specific differences?"

The rabbit sighed quite humanely, looking a little impatient. "Every time someone comes, I have to explain it again, why can't I just get a brochure and put it in the garden?" It muttered, slapped its left foot on the ground a few times quickly, and then seemed to accept its fate, "Okay, then I'll just tell you... can you stop looking at me like that? It's just a rabbit's instinct."

Lu You looked away from the rabbit's furry left foot, trying to maintain a serious expression.It seems that this Mr. Rabbit doesn't like people to think it is cute.Rabbit sighed, such a passive sabotage attitude reminded Lu You of a system that frequently played dead. It reached out and groped in the pocket on the side of the vest for a while, and took out a paper tube that was much larger than the pocket.

After the paper tube is unfolded, it is a fancy poster.The poster photo is of an amusement park at dusk, and the slogan written in red letters across the screen is very conspicuous—it is the words that Lu You heard before opening his eyes.Among them, "Dead" and "Fate" are also highlighted in large characters with different fonts.The slogan with unknown meaning exudes the same weird atmosphere as those in the amusement park.

"To put it simply," the rabbit poked the words "the dead in 30 seconds" on the poster with its front paw, "the people who will be invited to become players by the amusement park are those who will die in 30 seconds in reality people."

After saying this, it paused, as if it was waiting for Lu You to respond with panic, resistance, disbelief, etc., but Lu You just looked at it, waiting for it to continue.The rabbit unconsciously patted the floor with its foot again. After realizing it, it quickly stopped, coughed in a concealed manner, and continued: "When you players come to the amusement park, the time in reality will be overwhelmed. Still. No matter how many days you spend in the amusement park, you go back to the '30 seconds before you die' point in time when you go out...if you choose 'Stay the same'."

"If you choose 'Change Ending', you will go back to a long time ago, and the amusement park will provide some changes as small as possible, so that you can escape the fate of death. But..."

The rabbit’s plush doll face has no expression at all, but the tone has a meaningful feeling, “Since you won’t die, you won’t come to the amusement park. So, choosing to escape from death, there is something about the amusement park. Your memories will all disappear—you will live without knowing, without knowing that your destiny has ever been changed.”

Lu You felt that this seemed to form some kind of paradox, "If you don't go to the amusement park...you won't get rewards, can't you change your destiny?" Issues involving time can easily turn into such a weird cycle.Rabbit seems to have expected this question a long time ago, probably it has been asked many times by previous players, right?Wen Yan just shook his head.

"The memory of the amusement park will not disappear." It said calmly, "God's time is not like yours, which can only move forward linearly with the world... In short, there is no parallel space, and there is no cycle. You just need to Just know that your fate has indeed changed."

"Do I have to rely on the amusement park?" Lu You asked again, "I mean, I already know that according to the original reality, I will die in 30 seconds, so can I choose 'keep the same', and then go out and die?" Use this time..."

Rabbit still shook his head.There was a hint of a smile in its voice, "Want to keep the memory, and then change the fate by yourself? A clever idea... Unfortunately, this cannot be realized."

"Only people whose circumstances are 'Must die' may be chosen as players. People on a crashed plane, people on the top floor of a building that is about to collapse, people who are sinking after falling into the water... Death has become a thing by then. Inevitability. The 30 seconds in advance is just to keep you alive when you enter the amusement park, so that you can die in the amusement park and become fresh food-this is the fate of losers."

"Congratulations again, the child who successfully passed the level." Rabbit saluted Lu You with an elegant gesture, "You are luckier than them and have the chance to change."

"...Is there another option?" Lu You asked in a low voice, "If you choose to join you, what will happen?"

"You will merge with the amusement park." Rabbit said quietly, "not in the way that losers are absorbed as nourishment. Your consciousness will be scattered throughout the amusement park, deciding how the grass grows, how the wind blows, and how every day The specifics of when a project is opened. Although your individual mind and soul will no longer exist, as part of the amusement park, you can have eternity."

This description is a bit like a human completion plan.Lu You thought, if Shi Yu got on the train and came here, she would probably choose this one with joy—not for eternity, but for never being alone.

Thinking of Shi Yu, Lu You thought of Mai Mai and Zhuang Xiao who left by car before him. "Will all the players who pass the level see you?" He asked Rabbit, "Before me, there should be a little boy, and..."

Rabbit shook his head again, interrupting his question. "Every player will see me, but every time it will be a new me." It said, "I don't remember the appearance of the players I met before. However, the previous ten players who cleared the level chose 'Change '."

Mai and Zhuang Xiao should be among them.Lu You, who felt that both of them were a bit death-seeking, was really relieved.The rabbit stared at him probingly, and shook the three keys in his hand, "Have you thought it through?" it asked, "Most people will make a choice immediately after understanding the contents of these options—they Can't wait to forget this nightmare in the amusement park."

Lu You himself had nothing to hesitate.He thought about how Yin Yu would choose, and then found that there was actually no difference to him.Whether it is to forget him and live on, or to preserve the memory of being together during this time at the price of retaining the death ending, the people who meet again in the next world will remember nothing.

He suddenly had an irrational impulse, wanting to say that I am willing to forget - will reducing this part of memory make him feel easier?Of course, it is also possible that the system will remember it for him, so that he will never forget it.He was silent for a while, waiting for the bitter and cold emotions in his heart to gradually return to temperature. "I choose to keep it as it is," he said to the rabbit who stood in front of him, waiting for an answer.

Rabbit took one of the three keys from the key ring and handed it to Lu You.When Lu You took the key, the rabbit held his hand, stretched out the other hand, and touched the back of his hand.Although the rabbit's hand was soft and comfortable, this move made Lu You's hair almost stand on end - then he realized that what the rabbit touched was a scar on the back of his hand.

The scar was inconspicuous, and Lu You thought about it before recalling that it was left in the "Fairy Tale Forest".The rabbit stared at this faint scratch, and seemed to be able to see the "murderer" who caused it through this trace.As a doll rabbit with no expression, Lu You actually felt sad emotions from it. "...do you know Little Red Riding Hood?" he asked tentatively.

"We all know her. She used to be our companion," Rabbit said, "but she was so influenced by the player that she was separated from the whole...she wanted to leave."

The rabbit lowered its head and released its front paws from Lu You's hand. "Actually, it's not a mistake to want to leave, and it's not a mistake to want power." It said in a low voice, "But she shouldn't cooperate with that thing in order to gain power faster, creating new rules of plunder and rebirth...she destroyed Carnival at the amusement park."

"Players who dare not participate in the game and would rather kill each other should not be eligible for rewards..."

The rabbit's voice became lower and lighter, and finally disappeared.It seemed that a vortex appeared on the surface of its body, the figure twisted quickly, and was quickly "sucked" into the center of the vortex and disappeared.In front of Lu You, there was only an empty round hall, two of the three small doors disappeared, and only the one on the far right remained on the wall.

...When the next player who clears the level arrives, it will be recreated by the amusement park as a reception and explanation.Although he still has the same shape and personality, he is no longer the "Mr. Rabbit" he has seen.Little Red Riding Hood who wants to leave and become an independent individual is the most special one after all.

Lu You walked towards the small door and opened the lock with the key.The key in his hand disappeared after unlocking, he opened the door, and the white light in the door flooded towards him, switching the world he was in again.

...he felt the soft seat and back.At the same time, there was a slight vibration, and a cold wind brushed against his face.Lu You opened his eyes, and what appeared in front of him was the seat back of the person in front of him.The carriage was dark and quiet, and the passengers seemed to be asleep.This is a medium-sized bus, bumping along the narrow winding mountain road.

There are less than 30 seconds left before the inevitable death.

"System?" Lu You called it in his heart, "Is my mission completed? When something happens..." He wanted the system to open the return channel in advance so that he could go back to the space to avoid the accident when he died. pain.After the task is completed, the system is not restricted, and it must be able to talk back now.

The system responded faster than he expected, and said an inexplicable word. "Back," it said.

Lu You's shoulder was touched.Before he turned his head, his heart beat faster.What touched his shoulder was a hand stretched out from the gap in the seat. The knuckles of the fingers were clear, with a thin and powerful outline.In the dim light, the cracks spreading on the skin are like black tattoo totems, with a mysterious beauty as if they were intentionally made.

The fingertips of that hand touched his shoulder, and it left with a light touch, withdrawing into the darkness.When Lu You wanted to stand up, he was pulled a bit, and then he remembered to unfasten the seat belt in front of him.He half-kneeled on the seat to prop up his body, turned to the back, and met the eyes of the person behind him who was standing up.

He put his hand on the back of the chair, and Yin Yu's hand immediately covered it.His palm was very hot, and the thin callus rubbed against the skin on the back of Lu You's hand, a slight rough feeling, and then he clenched it tightly.There is no time to do more things, and the short countdown has come to an end - in the dimness where people can't see the other party's expression clearly, Yin Yu's eyes seem to be floating with subtle fluorescence.

"I want to remember you." The man said softly.

Lu You felt as if his throat was blocked.Does the person who has to lose the past every time bear another kind of equally deep pain?

"...I'll wait for you to do it," he said.

The sudden appearance of fire illuminated the surrounding darkness, followed by a violent shaking accompanied by a roar.The converging eyes were forced to stagger, and Lu You felt that the direction of the car was shifted.Someone in the carriage screamed, someone was awakened from a dream, and fell into a panic without knowing what happened.

The flat voice of the system emerged from all the noise: "The return channel is being opened..."

Yin Yu's hand never let go.During the last brief crossing of eyes during the shaking, Lu You saw fluorescent lights and bright fire lights dotting his pupils together, and the scar on his side face seemed to be bleeding again.The window glass next to it shattered, and the wind swept the broken glass backwards.

The car body began to tilt after another bump, carrying the car full of terrified lives and fell into the abyss outside the road boundary.Lu You held it back with all his strength, even though this posture made his arm hurt as if it was about to break... until the white light of the passage surrounded him, making all the tactile sensations around him become nothingness.

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